Cincinnati Bengals WR A.J. Green will not need toe surgery

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green (18) can't make the catch under pressure from Chicago Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) during the first half of play on December 10, 2017 at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo

Green had a specialist examine the toe, and head coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Green will not need surgery.

Lewis said Green will be "fine," but did not provide a timetable for Green's return. The coach did not rule Green out for this week's game against the New Orleans Saints. When asked whether Green would play Sunday, Green said after practice, "We'll see."

However, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Green will miss two weeks, and then he will be reevaluated.

Green suffered the injury in the Bengals' Week 8 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Green said after the game he jammed his toe on the 11-yard catch that set up Randy Bullock's field goal. It appears to be a reaggravation of the toe injury that cost him three games and most of a fourth in 2014.

Green has not missed a game this season and has 45 catches for 687 yards and six touchdowns in 2018.

Green has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his seven seasons in the league, and he has had more than 1,000 receiving yards six times, including last season when he had 1,078 yards on 75 receptions.